When Biden visited Israel, wounds were fresh and tension was mounting. Two years later, Trump arrives with prospect of peace

world • 10/12/2025

President Donald Trump’s brief visit to Israel this week to preside over the Gaza truce he helped broker will nonetheless be a valedictory one, and a moment he’s been envisioning for months.

The last time an American president traveled to Israel, 11 days after the October 7 terror attacks, passengers aboard Air Force One received pocket-sized notecards describing how to behave should the motorcade come under rocket fire (“Do not exit the... [7631 chars]